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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

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1. Present the parts of the language and then teaches how the parts work together to make a whole. Part of a MSLE Program






2. Words used in more formal settings - Often found in literature - science - social studies in upper elem. texts. Longer than words of Anglo-Saxon Origin.






3. The writing system of a language. Correct or standardized spelling according to established usage.






4. Whole language - Drop Everythng and read - evaluation through miscues - founds of whole language






5. Set of principles that dictate the sequence and function of words in a sentence in order to convey meaning - must include grammar - sentence types - and mechanics of language






6. A spoken or written unit that must have a vowel sound and that may include consonants that precede or follow that vowel. Syllables are units of sound made by one impulse of voice.






7. International Multisensory Structured Education Council






8. Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing. Screening test. test phonological awareness - phonological memory - rapid naming...norms given in Percentiles - Standard Scores - Age and Grade Equivalents






9. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test






10. Given normal hearing - the ability to understand spoken language in a meaningful way.






11. The curved line placed beneath c to indicate its "soft" or (s) pronunciation - as opposed to its hard or (k) pronunciation. Students use the coding on c before the letters e - i - or y (the softeners) - to remind themselves to pronounced the (s) soun






12. Shakespeare - Samuel Johnson - first comprehensive dictionary of English - Noah Webster - first dictionary of American English - Oxford Dictionary published in full 1928






13. Multisensory Structured Language Education






14. Ability to think reason and solve problems. Skills are usually measured by an individual test of intelligence/IQ test. Requires being able to generalize from past experience and use that knowledge to respond to new situations.






15. Individuals with a Disabilities Act






16. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






17. Construction and Reconstruction - Construct understanding based on analysis and synthesis.

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18. A graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments.






19. Edward III - English again becomes the official language of the state -Chaucer - Canterbury Tales - English borrows from Latin and Greek languages - Anglo-French compounds appear (gentlewomen - gentlemen - faithful - etc) - Latin layer of language -






20. Participate in classroom discussions - make speeches/presentations - use tape records during lectures - read text out loud - create musical jingles - create mnemonics to aid memorization - discuss ideas verbally






21. A significant unit of visual shape. We use the visual shape as to cover not only writing - but also any other shape perceived by the eye which is a visible representation of a unit of speech. A single graphic letter or letter cluster which represents






22. Confirmation and Fluency - Decoding skills - Fluency - additional strategies

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23. A syllable ending with one or more consonants. The vowel is usually short.






24. 1904 - reported 2 cases of "congenital word blindness" - called for schools to establish procedures for screening as well as appropriate teaching of those that were identified with congenital word-blindness






25. Response to Intervention - a multi-step or tiered approach to providing services and interventions at increasing intensity to students or an entire class.






26. Developmental Auditory Impercepion - Dysphasia - Specific Developmental Dyslexia - Developmental Dysgraphia - Developmental Spelling Disability






27. Whole language. Founder of Whole language concept






28. Study of sounds and how the work within their environment






29. Expects child to learn reading as "naturally" as speech - Uses child's oral language as content for reading - Uses child's oral language as basis for spelling instruction - Children learn to "read" by reading and re-reading "big books" together with

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30. A test in which the results can be used to determine a student's progress toward mastery of a content area. performance is compared to an expected level of mastery in a content area rather that to other student's scores. Such tests usually include qu






31. Vocabulary stressed the events of daily life - Common - everyday - down to earth words - Most are one syllable words






32. Closed syllable






33. An objective test that is given and scored in a uniform manner. Scores are often norm-referenced. For example SAT






34. Explicitly teaches strategies and techniques for studying texts and acquiring meaning






35. Inferential learning of a concept cannot be take for granted! Never assume!






36. The percentile score on - for example - a test is the score that represents the percent of other scores to or lower than is. If a student performs in the 85% of his or her class - it means the 85% of the other scores of students who also took the tes






37. Normalized standard scores with a range of 1 to 9. They are status score within a particulur norm group.






38. A step taken by school personnel to determine which students are at risk for not meeting grade level standards.






39. Tests used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational - psychological - or medical difficulties or disabilities in order to facilitate correction or remediation.






40. Ability to understand and express spoken language






41. Multisensory Structured Language






42. The process of systematically gathering test scores and related data in order to make judgement about an individuals ability to perform various mental activities involved in the processing - acquisition - retention - conceptualization - and organizat






43. A group of several test standardized on the same sample population so that results on the several tests are comparable. Example : School achievement tests






44. A letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning or ending of a base word or root that creates a derivative with a meaning or grammatical form that is different that the base word or root.






45. Take frequent study breaks - move around to learn new things - work at a standing position - chew gum while standing - listen to music while studying - skim material first then read in detail






46. Is a type of test - assessment - or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population - with respect to the trait being measured. This estimate is derived from the analysis of test scores and poss






47. State Board of Education Rule - District Board of Trustees must make sure dyslexia procedures are given to the district. - District must use SBOE approved strategies for screening and treating dyslexia






48. A score that describes student performance in terms of the statistical performance of an average student at a given grade level. Ranges from K.0 to 12.9 Are not a dependable representation of progress






49. State Law - Requires administration of reading instruments to diagnose reading problems. Each district does - has to notify parents and provide instruction






50. The ability to organize thoughts and express them verbally to convey meaning to others